(1934) Jeffers Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 December 1972 by A. R. Klemola at Mount Hamilton.
Where Jeffers is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeffers is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1934 |
| Provisional designation | 1972 XB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.24 km (#5,588 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.245 |
| Rotation period | 6.04 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.6 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.67 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.299 |
| Inclination | 23.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.794 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by A. R. Klemola
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